Kathryn Starke

Kathryn Starke wanted to be an elementary school teacher ever since she was a little girl. She graduated from Longwood College with a BS degree in elementary education and from Longwood University with a Master's degree in Literacy and Culture. Kathryn has a spent over a decade as a classroom teacher and a literacy specialist in Title I and inner-city schools. As a national literacy consultant and reading specialist, she travels around the country helping failing elementary schools turn into full accreditation, often in one school year. She is the founder/CEO of Creative Minds Publications, LLC, a global literacy educational company.

Kathryn's first book, Amy's Travels, is used in schools and homes in over 26 countries on 6 continents. It has been turned into musical presentations in Virginia and California. Amy's Travels is the first children's picture book to teach all seven continents. Tackle Reading is the nationally recognized literacy resource created to motivate children, support parents, and inspire teachers to love literacy at home and in school and is part of a national educational initiative supported by the NFL. A Touchdown in Reading: An Educator's Guide to Literacy Instruction is a reading resource for teachers at any grade level. Kathryn was selected as one of the educators you should be following in 2021 by Up Journey. She is an educational writer for Teach Hub and Edutopia and her work has been featured in a variety of print, digital, and television media outlets. Kathryn was selected among one of the 50 writers you should be reading in 2012 upon the publication of her first women's fiction novel, Because of You. Her contemporary romance novel, The Perfect Blend, released in 2021 and first YA fantasy novel, The Alternate Blend, arrives January 2025. She is the founder of Creative Minds Publications and loves helping more authors bring their books to life.